ASSAM

Terming it the first such endeavour to find out permanent solution of flood under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam chief minister said that the Authority is working to formulate a long-term solution to deal with flood and erosion.

Assam government wants night curfew to continue even after May 31. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "we want the night curfew to continue and are okay even if it starts from 9 pm instead of 7pm."

Three people are killed in the present wave of flood. Around 3 lakh people in nine districts are affected by the flood. Around 20, 000 people are in relief camps. Around 300 villages are inundated, around 21,572 hectares of crop land are under flood.

Assam chief minister appreciated the role played by various departments of the state government in safely bringing 2.29 lakh people back to Assam who were stranded at various places of the country due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Incessant rain over the past two days has inundated parts of Assam. In villages of Lower Assam's Barpeta, around 630 people have been affected. According to Assam Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Jia Bharali River is flowing above the danger level since last 24 hours.

State BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass on Monday said that adhering to the norms of social distancing, two party workers will visit a household and in the month of June, the party plans to connect 50 lakh families in Assam.

He also said that the Environment & Forests Minister during his visit to the area will conduct a field study of the present condition of the Wildlife Sanctuary and apprise the Government for the needful.

“We are committed to protect Assam’s environment and biodiversity. No one should cast aspersions on state government’s sincerity to preserve the natural beauty, greenery and natural resources of the state. I have directed forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya to visit Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to take stock of the actual situation and the state government would take further steps in this regard based on Forest Minister’s report.” Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said.

The health minister said that Assam is getting around 100 positive cases every day, however, on Friday it reported more infections. “We are getting more cases as we are testing more samples. However the number of people coming from outside the state is reducing and we are expecting that by June 10 this will stabilise.”